Brake



(No Mordel.) l n J; SANDIPORD, Sr.

S14/vento@ i UNITED STATES EEICE.

PATENT BRAKE.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,801, dated June 14, 189e;

Application filed .Tuly 21, 1897. SerialNo. 645,402. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that LJOHN SANDIEORD, Sr.,

of Wyndmoor, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.

Brakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description essary braking vpower for checking the wheels .v and bringing the vehicle to a stop. The devenient.

tailed objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the course of the ensuing description.

The invention consists in an improved brake embodying certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims hereto appended.' Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1l represents a side elevation of a sufficient portion of a vehicle to show .the application of the improvedebrake thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the lever-catch. Y

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the brake-lever, which is fulcrumed intermediate itsV ends upon a bolt or stud-shaft 2, projectinglaterally from the body of the vehicle or from the runninggear,as may be most con- This lever is arranged Aabove the axle and is provided at or near its free end,

or that end which is grasped by the hand for applying the brakes, with a pawl or dog 3, adapted to be moved into engagement with any one of a series of ratchet-teeth 4v on a rack 5, secured to the side of the body of the vehicle, whereby when the brake-lever is vibrated ,for applying the brake said pawl will engage the teeth and hold the brake applied.

The brake-shoe indicatedv at 6 is of segmental form vand adapted to extend partially around thehub of awheel or partially around a friction-wheel applied to the inner side of one of the vehicle-wheels, as may be preferred.

I Secured tothe outer or convex surface of the brake-shoe is a metal band or strap 7, the ends of which project beyond the ends of the shoe, -andvattached to each end'of said strap 7. isla chain or other iiexible connection S, one of the chains or connections S extending to and connecting withthefulerum-bolt 2, and the other chain connecting to the rear or short end of the lever, where an eyebolt 9 is secured to receive the said chain S.

10 designates a stay which is connected at one end to the running-gear and at its opposite end to the outer surface of the brake- Y shoe 6. A similar stay 1l is connected at one end to the bolt 2 and at its opposite endto the adjacent end of the strap 7. a

When the brake-lever is rocked for applying the brake, the shorter end of? the lever 1 is elevated, thereby throwing the brake-shoe 6 into contact with the hub of the wheel in a manner that will be readily understood. v The frictional engagement with the wheel tends vto dragvthe brake-shoe in a rearward-direction; but. this is overcome and prevented by the stay 10, which extends in a direction in which the strain comes, thus taking all or the major portion of the tension from the strap- 7 and chain 8 at the forward end of the shoe. It will of course be understood that the brake may be made in any suitable size and .varied considerably in matter of detail to accommodate the same to varying conditions. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise construction hereinabove described, but reserve to myself the right to change, modify, or vary the construction within the scope of this invention. n

Having thus described the invention,what -is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters-Patent', is;

l. In a vehicle-brake, a lever fulcru'med intermediate its ends and means for engaging Aand holding said lever, in combination with a brake-shoe for engagement with one of the vehicle-wheels, flexible connections between the'ends. of said shoe andthe brakelever, one of which is connected tothe fulcrum of the lever, and the other to the shorter arm of said lever, and a stay-rod or brace connected at its forward end to therunninggear, and at its opposite end to said brakeshoe, substantially as described.

2. In :L Vel1ie1e-brnke,the combination with :L lever fnlernlned intermediate its ends, of :L brake-shoe, :L strap seenred to the outer snrffLCe of said shoe and projecting :Lt its ends beyond the ends of said shoe, :L exible oonneetion between one end of said strap :Lnd the fuleruln of the lever, :L second iexible Aconnection between the opposite end of said strap and the short :L1-1n of the lever, :Lnd :L ro staydod or bmce in front of said shoe, Conneeted :Lt 011e end thereto :Lnd :Lt its opposite end to the running-gear, :LH arranged for joint operation, substantially :Ls described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- I5 ing witnesses.

JOHN SANDFORD, Sn. Vitnesses:

HARRY E. FISHER, JOSEPH G. EM-LNEST. 

